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The Acton Free Press Wednesday Jan 12 Editorial Rinks when holidays over It seems unfortunate that the out door ice rinks made in time for the Christmas holidays this year They were cleared and flooded in good time last year and they were well used during the school holidays However this year the budget was spent so the rinks Until January that is What a difference a day makes The day that look the budget from to 1977 made a lot of difference to the kids By January 1 there was money again and the work began that very week When the children were back in school However since the men of the works department who do the work on the rinks continue to be paid de spite the bookkeeping barrier it is hard to see why the rinks could not be made sooner t they have had priority over illuminated street sign installation How about ll treasury depart An imbalance of ice In light of the works budget woes this year might like to suggest a few solutions As everybody knows the folks at the works department are having a hard time making ends of their budget meet and cited this as the for the late appearance of the outdoor rinks They also however have found that snow and ice removal costs have risen dramatically as a result of a cold and snowy This is obviously a ver problem an icy road can be quite dangerous and an skating rink is virtually useless If the problems w ere too little ice or too much ice then the situ ition would be hopeless but what wc have here is only an imbalance in the amount of ice laying in different areas All one is to do is move the iee the street to the rink and all parties the ice one place to another is cheaper than actually making the ice vanish an act which considerable transmutation of mat ter into energy andwhtchonl God candoreall wellanwa If tame but very large dogs were hooked up to the iee which covers streets drag it off to more suitable places i the ice rinks for the price of a few cans of Alpo while the men who would normally have spent then time trying to make the roads pas sable could ha a off There is another way to end this problem one which is less far fetched In these of glowing interest in the occult and other powers of the mind can safely ignore the possibility of using witchcraft Magic can be a powerful agent in snow remm as well as coming in in sports when the home team is losing Imagine black robed chanting around an open file and sacrificing fish all on Main St The effect w be awesome Either one of these two methods could catapult Ac Ion into the public eye we would be woild renowned for our mnoalie and techniques people come from all the world to see us social plinncrs would come and study us we tun up a to the removal of snow Acton would be famous These are but two bumble gestions to end We arc sua that people will recognize the in them and put them into action immcdiatch John But Dissatisfaction action Acton begins its fourth year nov as a part of Hills Our council and all our local boawlsand committees were dissolved three years ago in favor of the new sys tern of government which was to bring efficiency and expertise Dissatisfaction abounded from the first People Acton were resentful at losing their identity and our own local government which had been thank you People have talked from the beginning about forming some kind of group to convey our protest Now it has been done A group people got together and Ihej are pre paring a report They want to hear from other people and have listed people to phone or write to ifjou add something to their discussions The names and numbers are in the paper today Please contact these people who banded together for this common concern and call themselves Attonians for Action Of this and that Been complaining about regional government Don miss the phone numbers in todav s paper The committee which formed itself lo study Actons problems wants to hear from you Write or phone them After Monday big snow storm a reader phoned up us to mention dnvers who speed and pass despite the bad weather conditions He was concerned about motorists who pass on icy roads and kick up snow adding to the problems of others the roads on Monday and Tuesday deserved a lot of respect and caution jkis Winters harsh effects are seen in trees Sugar and Spice by bill smiley Happiness is a friend WAS ignndfoof in arionecnll when tin ruronto llobi Mill whith calls itself National and is nothing of the perpetrated puce journ ihil is irresponsible sav the ind vellow truth It published list of re in in doctors who hid tin health plan for more than in the past with tint Siiuuldn I these grubbing medics be posed l Globe sin in No I he Globe w it professes in some our r icur wspapcrs acting in collusion with prill- dubious politic i ins titillitc the public w lib ruths ind what lo is still i and honorable profession Ihe iition was worthy of some of tin British tabloids mi is re of the public Setting the doctors their well hit led medical Hum which isnilurilly most the lilters l idilur the piper for Us Whatever demurrers Us deftndinls the event f id is that the news was si through omission The doctors muted were pre smtid through innuendo is m m with band on si i pel other in the government re id I paver si hip pocket Publication of the names and addresses of those doctors who had billed plan for more ihm hundred grind was ilmnst i blanket indictmint of What the did no stress w is lhal figures were for gross not ml in the net income wis i long longwiy below the published figures I don I hold brief for doctors In general they mc a pain in the There is i certain pomposity sometimes that is donned with letters M 1 after thi name Ibis is not helped by the attitude of so of their pilicnlsi that the doctor alwiys knows it the doctor is a special sort of human being that the patient should practically lug his forelock when his doctor II s a airly short step from thin to the polnl where quite a few members of the profession begin to feci that they ire tin gods This irks I ve met too many little tin gods with clay feet lo be im pressed by the title Doctor There something archaic but very that Idle Bachelors of Art don I around calling themselves Bachelor Jim Smith Masters of Art don insist that you address them is M ister Same with engineers Hut when a guy gels a put Doctor before his name whether his degrees in philosopy theology or practcry there is no way you are going to stop him from using it My personal biases doctors aside have nothing but contempt for those who suggested every so that the profession is out to gouge public ruth Sure doctors make a lot of money most of But don envy them I I be a doctor for three times the average salary In the medical profession Sure there ore a few rotten apples In barrel to whom the oath Is merely a licence lo gel rich the same be said about any other barrel whether contains union members chants politlcans or preachers And as lor lii business the in dm si sunllv when it minis to i of I el s 1 il the His doilor rks I doc I medic i sth Hi dusnl re begin lo inv m mm ire well fields the lirm he Ins istiblishcd pm tin he lsusuillv well debt iiiifkurish s hi w r this In ism ikinf iniomi Ins life Ins lift his life suffer decplv He rks hi urs lb it w Itider sin lining murder His si leisure iseortsl mllv inter rupled imlv In i in or invest for time most men are slowing or looking irw lo retirement Ihe doitor is burned How many old doc lors do kniw ill w iv hi is dialing con si inth will pain and and fur his pitunls No roses thai to mention all the women d mm In suffer pint nils I here in few irooks a fiw ii but every doctor I vi ever had dt with wis indil to the fair plav for doctors cll I r paj OUR READERS WRITE On plant closing i hi I the i Hi list Mi iw I dm i Mi I kn us mc nunc I m i In dl nil rs it jusl few me idi iiK Hi in I wii win difmiliK I ii is I pi ml is ib it Mi irk i Iv hid praise hi Hit hid r quite few vtirs bee iiist I led eierv did their ild rimer hki I Mire hope will find new em plovineiil in s other inlustrv where then is ibclkr ilini hi luecn union in in mi Ihc dins in Drivers responsible It is to rot that inn way should be minded to in elude Ihc prosecution of those persons who contribute to in or collision loo frequently wi sec vehicles parked in no parking zones and if the driver is caught he or she i ticket It seems to that if such i vehicle by being so parked causes ptdestruil be lli by in oncoming orciuses i moving vehicle lo be involved in collision the driver or person responsible for the illegally parkul should be charged is a contributing fuilor ind not just fund for illegal parking By the same token venules parked on hills and or on bends on rural roads should Ik penalized If moving venule emits into collision with the parked thick or in a vehicle parked on i hill or bend very often on snow or ici covered roads some responsibility should be placed on the driver or owner of parked vehicle Vehicles arc also often left parked on or ovir the brow of a hill giving moving vehicles link or no chance to either lake wrong side of the road and possibly hit in oncoming vehicle or hit the parked vehicle As the now stands driver of the moving vehicle is charged as he or is supposed to be in control of his or her vehnle it all times but often the driver of the moving vehicle is driving with all dut care attention until he is confronted some idiot parked just over the brow of lull or round a bend Will shock a horse Dear Sir Here is some interesting information lint w is passed on to us from a safely engineer Danger lo horses and riders near high volt lines Do not ride or drive horses near or under the high voltage decimal lines planned for this area Any metallic Items In tack bits buckles will pick up an electrical shock This in turn will cause erratic unpredictable action by horse The voltage buildup in ground near lines may also cause a current lo flow between the front and rear legs of a horse or between rider and horse when mounting or handling a horse or between horses as they touch each other should not allow their horses to touch any ungrounded metallic objects such as car machine or fence Under a set of un The Free Press Back Issues 20 years ago Taken from the issue Thursdaj January 10 1957 In his apartment above the post office Cam heard his called on a per cent coupon the Saturday after noon Appreciation Day draw He raced downstairs and through the crowd in Ihc required two minutes lo claim his JIM First name called was that of Mrs S also with a per cent coupon She was not there and the draw was made again Robert Little school is the name now given to the prestnl public school It was decided at a muting of the public school board last Assistant principal E Smith was officially appointed principal of the Z Bennet school which is pre sently under construction was appointed caretaker of the new school Mr and Mrs Roy and Mrs and Mrs Ross and Bobby spent New Ye s day Ihc home of Mr and Mrs llirvcy Orion Ontario Work on the Bank of is pro steadily Hidden under the canvas cover foundation is complete a good start for the modern building under way After a halt for Christmas and New Years night school classes were resumed at the high this week Classes are being held Monday and evening with full enrolment Work progresses at new M Iknncl school The roof is currently bung tarred 50 years ago I ikrnfromlhrissuriif thrirri Irt IJ7 John D Ronald the manufacturer of first fire engine in Can ida died in Hamilton on Mr was Iht Alton fire and was hen personally when it is demonstrated It was stationed at edge of Henderson pond and streams were thrown over the Glove factor will ease Mr was reive at the time ihe engine was and put into commission It never filled in doing good al inv firt in town and is Relive Thiswas shown during the bit hi- tannines in li4 when Us sire ims were a valuable adjunct lo ihc w the number of people of the town held a ibb farewell dance in the Town Hall on of the departure of Messrs l fortes and Allen for Detroit The open air rink at is well pilromzcd prom iters and the tare taker are doinj all tan fir the benefit Ihost wlinome from the village and the The are again parlies arc popular now There fine coming into town 100 years ago II IH England looks to i for a supplv of beef and the farmers of this will be wise lo preserve their best voung cattle of knocking calves on the head to git rid of ihim Beef will be a fine emigration agent vet Chirks laic Itmptrinie hold keeper mlhetownshipof istCinfraxa has been committed to the jail for TO days with hard labour for selling liquor without a licence The Aclon Public School opened on div In the first department 40 Ird j8 I- rom Idler to the Jusl think of it The of diss paper at lemplint to dictate intelligent electors of who ihev shall not elect lo fill their phces of Thirteen births five deilhs nd two marriages were registered by Acton Division Registrar for the six months in ding 3lst December How rtmirkably few marriages have occurred during the past year Is it because it was kip I wish lhat firmers would use more milk and cream on ihcir tibles do more fruit and less meat more tnham and less fine flour Whit is belter for than traham mush which is m ide by stir ring ihc meal in witer boiling hard The new in will be form ill opened on next favor conditions a horse could become Tht mental pliturcs his little goodie aroused arc wild Very few ridcm consider any danger from high voltage vvirts Onllno Hydro feels there will be no danger to the rider If he places insulation under Ihc Mr an engineer with Ontario Hydro explained lo us to enable the horse to prevent an Induced charge from building up you are to spray the horses hooves special spray provided by Hydro Pat Wilson Theresa Manlon Conn Ontario THE ACTON FREE PRESS PHONE Business and Editorial Office mill Rio Ml Advtrltlng on Dim in will Eapakl or not Dill dill Don Editor trill Ing Copyright 1976